SeaWorld, the family-friendly and awesome oceanic life theme park, is opening a brand new roller coaster called Manta just 22 Days from now in May. You might remember a while back an ad that ran on this site and a contest I wrote about for “Manta Mania,” – well here it is, folks! Manta Mania…
School and Sick and Other Fun Real-Life Stuff
It seems I haven’t updated for a bit here, and I apologize. Just wanted to remind everyone that my contest ends here at Midnight on Thursday, April 30th, and I’ll be choosing a winner on Friday morning. One lucky winner is going to be getting $20 USD PayPal, while another gets a mystery prize! There’s…
Hack the Planet, Ethically, and Get Paid
It used to be an internet dream job that was somewhat mythical in nature. Black- or gray-hat hackers would tool around on computer systems finding their inner workings and exploiting them, until one day they either got caught, or got bored trying to break in for fun or profit. Either way, these talented hackers somehow…
The Pirate Bay Loses in Court, Pays Fine and Jailtime
Popular Bittorrent agrigating site ThePirateBay.org has been caught up in a legal battle over the status of their web site. Millions and millions of software, music, movies, TV shows, ebooks, and more have been downloaded through torrents listed on the site. Though the Pirate Bay hosts none of the copyrighted materials, Hollywood and Sweden’s officials…
Shrimp & Bacon Grits with Hushpuppies
Growing up, I never much liked grits. In fact, I still won’t outright decide to eat a bowl of grits. The idea actually grosses me out a little bit. Say what you will about me not being a true Southerner (I don’t talk like much of one anyway unless I’m trying to be charming), but…
Online Music Stores Amazon & Wal-Mart follow Suit After Apple in Pricing Schemes
According to PC Magazine, corporate giants Amazon and Wal-mart have likewise changed up their pricing schemes to include tiered pricing, much like Apple’s new pricing scheme for DRM-free music. This is a loss for the consumer, because Amazon at least already offered DRM-free tracks usually between 79 and 99 cents and often offered deep discounts…
Make Your Google Map Look Goooood
“You know the difference between you and me? I make this look good.” – J from Men in Black. I’m not saying Google Maps isn’t already a pretty nifty application, and it’s not the application that needs improvement. Click2Maps is a cool service that lets you create your own Google Maps with driving directions, points…
Work Frustrations
So, on the bright side of things, the last round of password expirations is done. Those were some hellish three weeks, I’ll tell you what. My job decided that we needed to come into compliance with state regulations on password security. This is a good thing. They did this by force-expiring everyone’s passwords in batches,…
Free Legal Music Alert: Kerchoonz Pays Artists for Your Free Listening
Okay, so we’re not talking about Rhapsody or Napster, or Lala.com where you hear all the big RIAA-controlled artists and the artists receive a tiny portion of the profits. Today I was introduced to a site called Kerchoonz (sounds a little bit like Kartoonz, a rock/metal/emo music club that used to be open here in…
Microsoft to Offer Downgrade to XP Rights for Windows 7 Users
Rumors have been circulating that computer maker HP would be offering customers the ability to downgrade to Windows XP later this year when Windows 7 ships out. Now that rumor has been confirmed with an announcement by software giant Microsoft, confirming that users will not only have rights to downgrade to Windows Vista, but also…